MouseStation 30 – Collected short subjects
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Happy Birthday, Disneyland!
On this week’s show, in honor of tomorrow being Disneyland’s 52nd birthday
(and MousePlanet’s 7th), most segments this week will focus on aspects of
Walt’s original park.
Tip of the Week
This week’s tip comes from listener Dave Welty, who who provided a great
tip for getting extra attention from parade performers. Mike had never heard
of this tip before, though Mark noted another location where this tip holds.
(If you’ve got another “magic spot”, write
in and let us know!)
Featured attraction
This week, we look at the Disneyland Railroad
at Disneyland Park. Mike and Mark both love it, with Mike rating it a five
out of five and Mark giving it a four-and-a-half. Mike’s favorite station
is the New Orleans Square station, because he can try to jump off, get a mint
julep and jump back on before the train leaves. Mark’s favorite station is
the Main Street station because of the atmosphere.
Steve DeGaetano’s article on the Lilly Belle is here.
For more information, check out Steam
Passages Publications, where you can purchase two great books by Steve
DeGaetano about the Disneyland Railroad, direct from the publisher.
Review system spotlight
This week’s spotlight focuses on the Blue Bayou Restaurant in New Orleans
Square at Disneyland Park. The week’s featured review was a 5-planet review
by by pixiedust808 of Kapolei, HI. MousePlanet readers enjoy the Blue Bayou,
rating
it four out of five planets on the strength of 69 reviews.
Mike is a big fan of the Blue Bayou’s Monte Crisco … er, Monte Cristo
sandwich, and is looking forward to trying the vegetarian version. Mark loves
the sandwich as well, but has had service problems there in the past. Still,
there’s nothing like the atmosphere overlooking the Pirates launch.
You can also find the Blue Bayou in our Park
Guide.
Ask the Kid
In this week’s segment, listener Vance Cope asked Mark’s 8-year-old
son: “What country is your favorite at Epcot?”
While still trying to vote for Soarin’ or Mission: Space, Mark’s son finally
settled on The American Adventure as his favorite country, largely on the
strength of the Voices of Liberty and the finale of the pavilion’s main show.
(You can get copies of the Liberty Voices CDs at their web
site.)
Magical Moment
This week’s moment came from listener Stanton Wong. Stanton experienced a
wonderful moment on the carousel during his nephew’s first visit to Disneyland
at age 2. (We hope that he didn’t try to eat that Nilla Wafer on the carousel!)
Wrapping up
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